Loans (Summary of Troubled Debt Restructuring) (Details) - Jun. 30, 2015 $ in Thousands	USD ($) contract	USD ($) contract loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Relationships (contract) \| contract	5	8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,764	$ 9,081
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,764	$ 9,081
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Relationships (contract) \| loan		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 6,300
Commercial real estate \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Relationships (contract) \| contract	2	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,203	$ 8,457
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,203	$ 8,457
One-to-four family residential mortgage \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Relationships (contract) \| contract	2	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 518	$ 561
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 518	$ 561
One-to-four family residential mortgage \| Pass
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Relationships (contract) \| contract	0	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 20
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 20
Home equity and lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Relationships (contract) \| contract	1	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 43	$ 43
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 43	$ 43

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